Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday

By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune Feb. 26, 2024 “Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are separately heading to Texas border towns on Thursday in competing visits ahead of the March 5 primary. Biden will meet with U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement in Brownsville, while Trump will be about 300 miles away in Eagle Pass. A White House official confirmed Biden’s travel plans Monday, after CNN reported Trump’s border visit last week. The New York Times was the first to report Biden’s travel. The border has increasingly become a thorn in Democrats’ side, particularly as Biden gears up for reelection and the party aims to retake the U.S. House. Border security has consistently polled as a top priority among Texans, and Republican-led policies led by Gov. Greg Abbott to place barriers like concertina...